How is faith born in my heart?

Romans 10:17 says, "faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.”

The origin of faith in the hearts of believers is through hearing the word of Christ. Notice that Paul does not say that faith comes by hearing the word, but rather, that faith comes by hearing and hearing comes by the word.

The picture is more than only of the believer and his Bible. The picture here is of the believer, the Holy Spirit and the Bible. It is by the action of the Holy Spirit, as we read the Bible, that we come to a place of spiritually hearing what God has to say through his Word.

We can hear with physical ears and never hear with spiritual ears. As we read God’s Book, or hear it preached or taught, we should prayerfully ask God to reveal and apply its truth to our lives. When we do, the Holy Spirit will be faithful to speak to our hearts the truth of the Word. He will apply it to our lives. And as the Spirit applies it to our lives, faith will be born in our hearts. We will not only understand the truth of the Word of God, but will be challenged and changed by it. Only then are we enabled to respond to the Word of God with eagerness and changed lives. And that is faith.

Lets faithfully read the Bible this week – examining the truth of the gospel through the magnifying glass of the Scriptures and be blessed with the faith we need to live victoriously in every circumstance!